After the hurricane, the Robinsons wait weeks for help
Storm surge ruins the house. FEMA staffing was cut ahead of season. Insurance gaps leave them camping upstairs.
What they get now
Delayed inspections, mold, and kids out of school.
What they should get
Climate mobilization, fully staffed disaster response, and just-transition jobs (FIX-ENV-001, FIX-CJ-001).
Why not the fair outcome?
Chain of responsibility
Follow the steps from power to lived harm. Each node names an actor, what they did, and what it caused - with receipts.
- 1Trump adminStep 1 of 5
FEMA preparedness staffing cuts ahead of hurricane season.
Effect: Fewer people to process the surge of claims.
Sources
- 2Trump adminStep 2 of 5
Paris Agreement withdrawal and climate research freezes.
Effect: Prevention funding shrinks while disasters intensify.
Sources
- 3CongressStep 3 of 5
Climate emergency mobilization never becomes law at scale.
Effect: Recovery stays reactive and underbuilt.
Sources
- 4CorporationsStep 4 of 5
Insurers retreat from high-risk zip codes.
Effect: Families absorb climate risk the market rejects.
Sources
- 5PropagandaStep 5 of 5
Disaster victims are framed as unlucky weather stories, not policy outcomes.
Effect: Staffing cuts escape blame.
Sources
Bottom line
The storm was weather. The wait was a budget choice.